There are 5 of us

We are 3 or There are 3 of us – Which is correct?(There are + number in a group)

  “There are three of us” is correct and much more common in English when speaking about a number of people in a group. “We are three” is often the result of someone translating from another language or an older form of English.  When we want to say something “exists” in English, we use “There

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Friends or friend's or friends' (English Grammar Explained)

Friends or Friend’s or Friends’ (English Grammar Explained)

  “Friends” is the plural for “friend”. “Friend’s” is the possessive form of “friend”. Friends’ is the possessive form of “friends”.  Friends, friend’s and friends’ are all pronounced the same way. Friends We use friends when we want to make the word “friend” plural. So it is: I have one friend. I have two friends. 

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